Under the shady canopy of the forest, close to the village of Dus, the Kara tribe sang and marched forming a large semi-circle. Handsomely painted men lined while the women formed their smaller groups and danced at the center of the circle, enticing the men to join.

After a few minutes trying appreciate what is really taking place, you can't help but to let yourself join the dance and the singing, letting aside your camera and your ego... This was truly a profound experience, one not likely to forget!

Almost 85% of the houses in Ethiopia are made of mud and stick or thatch walls. Most houses in rural areas have dirt floors, and very few rooms, some just one or two. In certain areas of Ethiopia people have a habit of painting their houses in bright colors, and some even decorate them with bright paintings.

Key Afer in southern Ethiopia holds a weekly market on Thursdays. This is a visit early on the market day, with views of the livestock and other market sections. The market attracts Ari, Bonna and Tsemay people.

Key Afer in southern Ethiopia holds a weekly market on Thursdays. This is a visit early on the market day, with views of the livestock and other market sections. The market attracts Ari, Bonna and Tsemay people.

The Mursi are a Nilotic pastoralist ethnic group that inhabits southwestern Ethiopia deep inside the Tama Wildlife Reserve.
Surrounded by mountains between the Omo River and its tributary the Mago, the home of the Mursi is one of the most isolated regions of the country.

Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters.

It's wildlife include fish like the catfish Bagrus docmac and Nile perch, as well as a large number of Pelicans, hippopotamus and Nile crocodiles, the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.

Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters.

It's wildlife include fish like the catfish Bagrus docmac and Nile perch, as well as a large number of Pelicans, hippopotamus and Nile crocodiles, the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.

Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters.

It's wildlife include fish like the catfish Bagrus docmac and Nile perch, as well as a large number of Pelicans, hippopotamus and Nile crocodiles, the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.

Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters.

It's wildlife include fish like the catfish Bagrus docmac and Nile perch, as well as a large number of Pelicans, hippopotamus and Nile crocodiles, the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.

Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters.

It's wildlife include fish like the catfish Bagrus docmac and Nile perch, as well as a large number of Pelicans, hippopotamus and Nile crocodiles, the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.

Lake Chamo is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, it is at an elevation of 1,110 meters.

It's wildlife include fish like the catfish Bagrus docmac and Nile perch, as well as a large number of Pelicans, hippopotamus and Nile crocodiles, the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.

Touring the museum was great, but the best part was our special access to the Administrative Wing, closed to the normal public.

From the cataloging process (with 60+ years of un-documented items sitting in crates waiting to be re-discovered) to the fossil restoration and storage in basement (going back to 100 million years), and finally to the piece de resistance: our privileged access to LUCY, displayed for us on top of a 3rd floor conference table.

Touring the museum was great, but the best part was our special access to the Administrative Wing, closed to the normal public.

From the cataloging process (with 60+ years of un-documented items sitting in crates waiting to be re-discovered) to the fossil restoration and storage in basement (going back to 100 million years), and finally to the piece de resistance: our privileged access to LUCY, displayed for us on top of a 3rd floor conference table.

Touring the museum was great, but the best part was our special access to the Administrative Wing, closed to the normal public.

From the cataloging process (with 60+ years of un-documented items sitting in crates waiting to be re-discovered) to the fossil restoration and storage in basement (going back to 100 million years), and finally to the piece de resistance: our privileged access to LUCY, displayed for us on top of a 3rd floor conference table.

Touring the museum was great, but the best part was our special access to the Administrative Wing, closed to the normal public.

From the cataloging process (with 60+ years of un-documented items sitting in crates waiting to be re-discovered) to the fossil restoration and storage in basement (going back to 100 million years), and finally to the piece de resistance: our privileged access to LUCY, displayed for us on top of a 3rd floor conference table.

Touring the museum was great, but the best part was our special access to the Administrative Wing, closed to the normal public.

From the cataloging process (with 60+ years of un-documented items sitting in crates waiting to be re-discovered) to the fossil restoration and storage in basement (going back to 100 million years), and finally to the piece de resistance: our privileged access to LUCY, displayed for us on top of a 3rd floor conference table.

No visit to Ethiopia can go without seeing the National Musuem which houses the nation's artistic treasures as well as many of the most precious archaeological finds such as the fossilized remains of early hominids.

The music of Ethiopia is extremely diverse, with each of Ethiopia's ethnic groups being associated with unique sounds. Some forms of traditional music are strongly influenced by folk music from elsewhere in the Horn of Africa